The Special Collections Research Center is part of the University Libraries Division of Digital Initiatives and Special Collections.
Located on the 4th floor of Belk Library and Information Commons, the Special Collections Research Center is home to the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, the Stock Car Racing Collection, Rare Books & Manuscripts, and University Archives & Records Management Services.
Check our current hours. The archives, manuscripts, and rare book collections are available by appointment. Please make an appointment 5 days or more in advance to allow for research consultation and pulling of materials.
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Girls’ Comics Exhibit Now on Display
Sep 23, 2025
In time for National Comic Book Day on September 25, the Special Collections Research Center unveils its latest exhibit, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun:...
"As the Crow Flies," Appalachian Journal's New Open-Access Expansion
Sep 15, 2025
As the Crow Flies, the new open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, goes live Sept. 15. Appalachian Journal, founded i...
Artists’ Books Viewing Last Friday
Sep 15, 2025
On Friday, September 12, the Special Collections Research Center participated in a satellite event to the North Carolina Museum of Art’s End Paper A...
The Blowing Rocket Digitization Project Goes to SAA [Society of American Archivists]!
Sep 11, 2025
One of our Manuscripts and Archives Processors, Sai Estep, recently attended the Society of American Archivists (SAA) annual conference in Anaheim, CA...